Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. You start to feel the same way and wonder when your floor will hit next.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. The good thing about apologizing is even though a bad mood was passed along, saying you are sorry goes a long way to making things right. (I 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

So just wanted to say hello to all my international readers too! :) This is her question: “ I am located internationally and I've been reading your articles. It’s best not to gossip or form secret alliances. Also respect that they are also busy and may not be able to hold your hand past the initial training period.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

We carry this type of defining language into our professional lives, using terms like the “office gossip” or the “brown-noser.”. I accepted and internalized all the negative connotations that come with people-pleasing and ignored the empathy, deep connection and joy that came with it. I’m a people pleaser. Practice acceptance.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

Don’t Gossip Talking behind other people’s back is like putting your exhaustion pipe to somebody else door, while pretending you’re looking in a different direction. ’ Even people who avoid gossiping don’t realise that talking bad about yourself makes you believe it eventually. Great post. Stay Motivated!

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

But after working a few years in the traditional media world – which, by the way, is not a very friendly place to be, always challenged, filled with gossip and back talking – I felt the need for a change. What’s funny about getting that job is that I never had any specific training for that.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Know how national or international events may impact your business, and what you’re doing to prepare. Get more training. Ask your boss for opportunities to train in other departments, or to attend seminars or classes at a local university. Don’t gossip at work. Be the dumbest person in the room. Take the high road.

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